hand in glove
adverb
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or hand and glove
: in extremely close relationship or agreement
working hand in glove with the police
Examples of hand in glove in a Sentence
We are working hand in glove with local officials to solve the problem.
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Financial wellness training goes hand in glove with mental health support, since financial pressures can have a significant adverse effect on a person’s mental health.
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Mark C. Perna, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
Russia’s main security service, the F.S.B., worked hand in glove with the military and state television to project the illusion of success — and to conceal the dysfunction.
—Thomas Gibbons-Neff, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2022
Candidates and these outside groups are finding ways to skirt the spirit of the law and work hand in glove without necessarily violating the letter of the law.
—James Brown, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2022
That’s Democrats’ policies and positions hand in glove.
—Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2022
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Mark C. Perna, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
Russia’s main security service, the F.S.B., worked hand in glove with the military and state television to project the illusion of success — and to conceal the dysfunction.
—Thomas Gibbons-Neff, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2022
Candidates and these outside groups are finding ways to skirt the spirit of the law and work hand in glove without necessarily violating the letter of the law.
—James Brown, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2022
That’s Democrats’ policies and positions hand in glove.
—Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2022
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“Hand in glove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20in%20glove. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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